The Leading Speakers Bureau

Co-founder of Red or Dead and HemingwayDesign

Wayne Hemingway is co-founder of fashion label Red or Dead and HemingwayDesign. After 21 consecutive seasons on the catwalk at London Fashion Week, he and his wife sold Red or Dead in a multi million cash sale in 1999. He then set up HemingwayDesign, joining forces with building firm Wimpey to work on various housing projects specialising in affordable and social design. Wayne is the Chairman of Building for Life, CABE (Commission for Architecture and The Built Environment) a funded organisation that promotes excellence in the quality of design of new housing. He is a Professor in the Built Environment department of Northumbria University, a writer for architectural and housing publications as well as a judge of international design competitions including the regeneration of Byker in Newcastle and Salford in Greater Manchester.

“I use technology to work more professionally, but especially to finish work quickly.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Wayne started his career at London’s fashionable Camden Market, selling second-hand clothes. An early boost by an order from the New York department store Macy’s, and the company became famous for its footwear, especially its revival of Doc Marten boots. His and his wife’s innovative approach saw their designs and stores spread quickly across the UK, then the world, winning them a host of industry accolades along the way.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Having received an MBE in the Queen’s 2006 Birthday List and being Chairman of the South Coast Design Forum, Wayne Hemingway passionately believes in the supremacy of design, whether in clothes or in buildings. Highly successful and popular Wayne offers audiences insights into entrepreneurship, making it in the fashion and design industry and moving onto new challenges. His designs helped Red or Dead to win the British Fashion Council’s ‘Street Style Designer of the Year’ award three times in a row in the late 90s.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Inspirational and hugely entertaining Wayne’s energizing presence leaves audiences feeling motivated.[/expand]
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Environmentalist and Best-Selling Author

In 1991, Erin Brockovich was a single mother with small children. She uncovered evidence that the Pacific Gas and Electric Company had been aware of the danger of a chemical it had allowed to leak into the groundwater around Henkley, California. In 1993 she put together over 600 plaintiffs and partnered with a powerhouse law firm to win the suit. Eventually the case lead to a $333 million judgement, one of the largest legal settlements in U.S. history, against the utility company.

“Inspiring!”-Julia Roberts – (Julia played the part of Erin in the self-titled Hollywood Blockbuster)

[expand title=”In detail”] Erin Brockovich grew up in Lawrence, Kansas, and completed one year at Kansas State University. She received an associate’s degree from a Texas business college. No longer a file clerk, Erin now serves as director of environmental research at Masry and Vititoe.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Erin Brockovich delivers her irrepressible spirit and down-to-earth wisdom in a stunning trove of stories, lessons, and motivational strategies audiences can use to summon their inner strength and free the winning forces that lie within us all.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Erin is a truly remarkable speaker and her presentations are highly entertaining, captivating, motivating and above all inspiring.[/expand]
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Actor, Director, Producer & Entrepreneur

Robert Redford is an award-winning American actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. He is best known as one of Hollywood’s biggest superstars but has recently been involved in onsulting and speaking for a wide range of global organizations, including computer giant IBM.

“Stay loose and place creativity at the forefront when you do anything” Robert Redford

[expand title=”In detail”] Robert has starred in an array of award winning films and has received a huge number of awards. In December of 2005, he received honors at the Kennedy Center for his contributions to American culture through the performing arts. He founded The Sundance Institute in 1981 in order to help emerging and aspiring producers, directors, writers, and film composers attend highly competitive programs run by the Institute, to assist them in developing their craft. The Sundance Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006. The Institute also owns and runs the annual Sundance Film Festival.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]One of the most influential creative voices of our time Robert Redford encourages audiences to think creatively, take risks and champion new ideas. He draws upon his own experiences to demonstrate the power and importance of creative diversity.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A highly professional and passionate speaker Robert is in great demand at events across the globe.[/expand]
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Professor & Director of Innovation ISEM Fashion Business School

Álvaro González-Alorda is professor and Director of the Innovation Department at ISEM Fashion Business School, Associate Professor at Instituto de Empresa and other business schools. In the last five years he has focused his research and his consulting activity on developing a methodology to launch transformation and innovation processes in companies, by adjusting the business model to cope with instability in the market.

“Past success can blind companies to the changes in the market & slow down the strategic decision to review the business model” Álvaro González-Alorda

[expand title=”In detail”] Álvaro González-Alorda holds a degree in Communications from University of Navarre and a PDD from IESE Business School. He has also carried out research work at Harvard Business School. He currently works with IESE professor Luis Huete delivering seminars and advising companies on innovation and transformation.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Álvaro González-Alorda offers presentations that draw from his vast experience, having collaborated with over 60 national and international companies. He has collected and consolidated work on innovation and transformation of organizations, based on cases and research produced by the best business schools worldwide, and also on consulting experience with small, medium and large companies from Europe, America and Asia.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Álvaro González-Alorda is a skilled and communicative speaker. His high content presentations are most entertaining, educational and interactive, delivered with humour and charisma.[/expand]
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CEO of Rinspeed and Unconventional Business Visionary

So what kind of car you would like? One that shrinks for easy parking? A four-seater that turns into a pick-up at the touch of a button? Or would you like seats that lean into the curves? Well, they all exist. Swiss inventor Frank Rinderknecht comes up with a different curiosity every year. With his company Rinspeed, Rinderknecht has a habit of unveiling a world’s first and most innovative that is guaranteed not to go unnoticed. The Swiss are among the world’s pioneers in the area of hydropower – his car creations sQuba is a zero emission car.

“We want to set trends–we don’t want to follow” Frank M. Rinderknecht

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1979 Frank founded Rinspeed Inc. and appeared for the first time at the Geneva International Motor Show. Today Rinspeed is a successful automotive consulting business which creates special products and conversions and is internationally renowned for extraordinary concept cars. Rinspeed also focuses on the use of new materials and eco-friendly energies and engines. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]The pioneering Swiss car designer shows how dreams become reality. Frank analyses the structures of communication and leadership in organisations and employs the model of extraordinary concepts in the corporate life. His presentations also offer insights into his belief that emotions are an important factor of success – they inspire creativity and innovation and generate new ideas. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Through wit and intelligence he will be a thought provoking, out-of-the-box thinking speaker at your event.[/expand]
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Leading Expert on Innovation and Branding

Hamish Taylor is a leading Expert on Innovation and Branding. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport. He chairs the EMEA advisory board for Emory University. He is also a trustee of the Robert T Jones Memorial Scholarship and a non-executive Director of Chartered Brands, the Edinburgh based brand realisation company. In 2004 Hamish established his own company Hamish Taylor Skills Exchange Network.

“One of the best presentations I have ever seen, let alone had the good fortune to Chair” – Chairman, Economist

[expand title=”In detail”] Hamish started his career at Procter and Gamble, following this he became a Management Consultant at Price Waterhouse, Head of Brands at British Airways, CEO of Eurostar, and CEO of Sainsburys Bank….all before he was 40! In all cases, he left behind a record of significant business growth triggered by a willingness to challenge the normal way of doing things.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Hamish has an award winning record of driving innovation and change in a number of very different environments. He focuses on enabling organisations to achieve breakthroughs by looking outside their current environment. Processes, product and people development are all part of this mix, covering themes such as customer service, leadership and change.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Whether speaking at or hosting conferences (or running one of his master classes), Hamish inspires teams with his rapid fire, enthusiastic stories of innovation. [/expand]
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Inventor of Sixth Sense

Pranav Mistry is the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data. He is passionate about integrating the digital informational experience with our real-world interactions. Currently, he is a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT’s Media Lab.

“One of the two or three, best inventors in the world right now” Chris Anderson

[expand title=”In detail”] Pranav holds a Master in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from IIT Bombay. He previously worked with Microsoft as a UX researcher. Previous projects from his work at MIT includes intelligent sticky notes, Quickies, that can be searched and can send reminders; a pen that draws in 3D; and TaPuMa, a tangible public map that can act as Google of physical world. His research interests also include Gestural and Tangible Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, AI, Machine Vision, Collective Intelligence and Robotics.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentation the genius behind the Sixth Sense technology, Pranav Mistry explains and offers a fascinating perspective into why he believes imagination is the only limit in merging technology with real life.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]MIT whiz kid, Pranav is one of those rare people with the ability to charm you the moment you meet him. He radiates an enthusiasm for invention which is thoroughly contagious. He is a fascinating and spontaneous speaker, with a passionate desire to help everyone to be creative and innovative. He is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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Co-founder, Co-Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of Applied Minds, Inc. & Former President, Walt Disney Imagineering

Bran Ferren is one of the world’s preeminent artist / designers & scientist / engineers. He is a nationally recognized, award-winning speaker who has worked in theater, film special effects, product design, architecture and the sciences. Bran’s current clients include GM, Lockheed Martin, NASA, the National Security Agency and government agencies that value his unique combination of strengths: equal measures of genius in science and technology, art and design, creative ideas and successful innovation leadership.

“Bran speaks from unique experience on the art & science of the imagination, & how to organize for innovation”

[expand title=”In detail”] Bran Ferren is the former president of research and development of Walt Disney Imagineering, as well as the co-founder of Associates and Ferren, a visual effects company who supplied visual effects for Star Trek V. A popular guest lecturer, Bran has addressed over 100 professional groups in the entertainment, business and scientific communities. He serves on several federally funded science, technology and management advisory boards.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Having won many awards, including three Academy Awards for technical achievement, Bran Ferren is a highly inspiring speaker with unparalleled knowledge and insight into the ways invention, creativity and technology interact for business success. He is an incredible resource whose impact on daily operations can be measured by the passage of time. He fills his presentations with ideas gleaned from his vision of design and technology’s future, and he offers concrete ways to redesign innovation processes that come from his experience as one of our finest innovation practitioners.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Bran Ferren is an energetic speaker, at once inspiring and articulate, knowledgeable and insightful. He really makes you think longer and broader.[/expand]
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The World’s Preeminent Authority on the Economic & Technological Impact of Virtual Worlds

Cory Ondrejka is the co-creator of the Digital World, Second Life. In life after Linden Lab and Second Life, he was a visiting professor at University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy for EMI Recorded Music. He is an expert on the interrelation between innovation and learning, as well as the technological and social requirements of product development.

“A relentless innovator”

[expand title=”In detail”] Cory Ondrejka received his BS in Weapons and Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, graduated from the Navy Nuclear Power School, and served as an officer in the United States Navy. As co-founder and CTO of Linden Lab, Cory Ondrejka has long been an evangelist for the power of virtual worlds. He constructed the core code and built the multinational team that created the award-winning Second Life. He has also driven Linden Lab’s unique distributed culture for geographically-diverse software development, establishing tools and practices for building the right internal teams for specific tasks, independent of the geographic location of the people.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Cory Ondrejka offers an exciting look at what’s ahead in Virtual Worlds and how it will affect business and society. He conveys the excitement about this new frontier where entrepreneurs are already exploring ways to generate real-world profits. He is passionate about showing how virtual worlds can be used to create a more connected workplace, the deep connection between learning and innovation, their impact on national power and much more.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A skilled and exciting speaker, Cory Ondrejka expertly brings unique experience and current insight to the business challenges and opportunities inherent to these new technologies.[/expand]
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Leading Figure in the Fields of Product, Interior, Fashion, Furniture, Lighting Design, Art

Karim Rashid is a leading figure in the fields of product, interior, fashion, furniture, lighting design and art. He is best known for bringing his democratic design sensibility to the masses. He has had some 2500 objects put into production to date. His work is in the permanent collections of 14 Museums worldwide including MoMA and SFMoMA and he exhibits art in various galleries.

“Karim Rashid is one of the most gifted industrial designer’s today”

[expand title=”In detail”] Designing for an impressive array of clients from Alessi to Dirt Devil, Umbra to Prada, Miyake to Method, Karim is radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the very nature of the consumer culture. His designs of the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia and the award-winning Semiramis Hotel in Athens have successfully expanded Karim’s scope to include the realm of architecture and interior design. He edited the International Design Yearbook 18 in 2003 and has released two CD’s.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Karim Rashid was an associate Professor of Industrial Design for 10 years and is now a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences globally showing great passion in all his achievements.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An unconventional personality, Karim Rashid delivers entertaining and captivating addresses to a wide range of audiences.[/expand]
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